American DJ Light Station User Manual

American DJ®

LIGHT STATION

Introduction: Thank you for purchasing the Light Station™

DMX controller from American DJ®. To optimize the performance of this product, please read these operating instructions carefully to familiarize yourself with the basic operations of this unit. The American DJ® Light Station™ is a unique, 16 channel programmable DMX controller with MIDI capabilities. This unit features 60 programs, 30 built in programs and 30 that you can create yourself. This unit also comes with a memory back up battery to save and retain your data. This unit has been tested at the factory before being shipped to you, there is no assembly required.

Customer Support:

American DJ provides a toll free customer support line, to provide set up help and to answer any question should you encounter problems during your set up or initial operation. You may also visit us on the web at www.americandj.com for any comments or suggestions.

Service Hours are Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacic Time. Voice: (800) 322-6337 Fax: (323) 582-2610 E-mail: support@americandj.com

American DJ Supply 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca 90058 (323) 582-2650 (323) 582-2610 www.americandj.com

User Instructions

Warning! To prevent or reduce the risk of electrical shock or re,

do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. Clearing memory often may cause damage to the memory chip, be careful not to re initialize your unit frequency often to avoid this risk. Only use the recommended AC/DC power adaptor.

Caution! There are no user serviceable parts inside this unit. Do

not attempt any repairs yourself, doing so will void your manufactures warranty. In the unlikely event your unit may require service, please contact your nearest American DJ dealer.

Conformity: This product complies to EN 50081-1/EN 55022

pr EN 55103-1 (EMC emission) and EN 50082-1/EN 61000-4-2 pr EN 55103-2 (EMC immunity).

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Set Up:

Function and Controls - Front Panel

Power Supply: Before plugging your unit in be sure the source volt-

age in your area matches the required voltage for your American DJ® Light Station.™ The Light Station™ is available in a 115v and 230v version. Because line voltage may vary from venue to venue, you should be sure to plug your power supply into a matching wall outlet before attempting to operate you controller.

Data Cable (DMX Cable) Requirements:

Your xture and your controller require a standard 3-pin XLR connector for data input and data output (Figure 1). If you are making your own cables be sure to use standard two conductor shielded cable (This cable may be purchased at almost all pro sound and lighting stores). Your cables should be made with a male and female XLR connector on either end of the cable. Also, remember that DMX cable must be

Figure 1

daisy chained and can not be “Y”ed or split.

Notice: Do not use the ground lug on the XLR connector. Do not con-

nect the cable’s shield conductor to the ground lug or allow the shield conductor to come in contact with the XLR’s outer casing. Grounding the shield could cause a short circuit and erratic behavior.

XLR MALE SOCKET

1 EARTH

HOT 2

3 COLD

XLR FEMALE SOCKET

HOT 2

1 EARTH

3 COLD

Special Note: Line Termination.

are used, you may need to use a terminator on the last unit to avoid erratic behavior. A terminator is a 90 - 120 ohm 1/4 watt resistor which is connected between pins 2 and 3 of a male XLR connector (DATA + and DATA -). This unit is inserted in the female XLR connector of the last unit in your daisy chain to terminate the line. Using a cable terminator will decrease the possibilities of erratic behavior.

XLR Pin Configuration:

Pin 1 = Shield

Pin 2 = Data Compliment (negative)

Pin 3 = Data True (positive)

Figure 2

When longer runs of cable

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FADE

DIMMER

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

12 13 14 15 16

1 4 2 4

FLASH 1- 8

LATCH 9-16

FLASH 9- 16

1 2

9 10

1 3

MASTER M

1 5

Tap Sync

Manual Sync

Channel Fla sh

Assign Kill

Cross

Assign Add

Button Setu p FadeTime S etup Cross Set up Blind

Add/Kill

Shift

1 8

1 6

1 7

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PATTERN STEP

1 9

Manual

Chase

Audio

No Fade Time Cross Off MIDI

Fade Enabl e Cross On Enable

2 0

2 1

TIME

Signal

2 2

SWITCH

LEVEL AUDIO

SPEED

End Step Delete Program MIDI Channe l

Program Assig n Patch Full On

Loop Exit Audi o Manual Step Manual

Loop Chase Tap Sync Stand By

2 6

2 8

2 3

2 5

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1. Flash Buttons (Channels 1-8):These button will serve three (3)

functions:

1. In manual mode these buttons will momentarily activate any xtures assigned to those channels. These xtures will remain on as long as you hold down the button. Releasing the button will switch the xtures off.

2. When used in conjunction with the ADD/KILL (17) feature, these buttons are used to activate stored channel assignments. You may group a number of channels to be activated at once, then store this group in one of 16 FLASH BUTTONS (1 & 13).

3. When the BLIND feature is enabled in chase mode, pressing the SHIFT BUTTON (16) along with a channel FLASH BUTTON will BLIND (black out) that channel.

2 Channel Indicators (1-8): These green LEDs will glow indicating

channel activity for channels 1-8. The intensity of the LED’s will also vary according to the channels output. Low intensity is low

channel output, while high intensity is brighter channel output.

3. Channel Faders (1-8): These faders serve two functions:

1. In manual mode, these faders will control channel output.

2. In Program mode, these faders will act as a ON/OFF switch for a program that has been assigned to it.

4. Master Fader: This fader will serve two functions.

1. This fader will act as a master output control for the Channel Sliders 1-8 (3) when in Manual, Chase, or Cross Function Modes.

2. When in CROSS MODE this slider is used to manually fade a

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chase patterns steps, from one to the next. This CROSS FUNC TION will only operate with the fader channel (1-8).

5. A & B Indicators: These LED’s are used to indicate two steps cross

fading into each other during Cross Mode.

6. LCD Display: This high quality seven (7) segment LCD display

is used to display the present operating mode and parameters of the running function.

7. Fade Time Fader: This slider is used to fade steps in Chase Mode.

Fade time may be adjusted from 0.1 seconds to 5 minutes. Fade Time is the amount of time it take the chase program to fade from one step to the next. A fade time of 1/10 of a second would be almost instantaneous. A fade time of 30 seconds would take 30 seconds for one step to slowly fade out and advance to the next.

8. Level Fader: This slider acts as a master output level for the

patterns when running in Chase Mode.

9. Dimmer Speed Fader: This slider controls the chase speed for

Channel Sliders 1-8. Chase speed can be adjusted from eight (8) steps per second to one step per minute.

10. Switch Speed Fader: This slider controls the chase speed for

switched channels 9-16. Chase speed can be adjusted from one step every 30 seconds to one step every 10 minutes.

11. Audio Fader: This unit can be set to run the chase programs to

sound. This slider adjusts the sensitivity of the internal microphone.

12. Latch Buttons (Channels 9-16): These button serve two functions.

The Latch Buttons levels are independent from Fade Time. When operating in Assign Mode, these button will control any channels linked by the Assign Function.

1. In Manual Mode, they are used as ON/Off buttons for any xtures connect to channels 9-16.

2. In program mode, these buttons are used to trigger the various programs that may have be assigned to these channels.

13. Flash Buttons (channels 9-16): These button will serve three

functions:

1. In manual mode these buttons will momentarily activate any xtures assigned to those channels. These xtures will remain on

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as long you hold down the button. Releasing the button will switch the xtures off.

3. When the BLIND feature is enabled in chase mode, pressing the SHIFT BUTTON (16) along with a channel FLASH BUTTON will BLIND (black out) that channel.

14. Channel Indicators (9-16): These green LEDs will glow indicating

channel activity for channels 9-16.

15. Cross Button: This button is used to activate and deactivate Cross

Mode. Cross Mode’s activity is indicated by the Cross On and Cross off LED indicators.

16. Shift Button: This button is used in conjunction various other button

to access different functions.

17. Add/Kill Button: This button is used to toggle through the ADD and

KILL functions. When in KILL mode, the yellow LED will glow.

18. Pattern Up/Button Setup Button: This button will serve two

functions:

1. In chase or program mode, this button is used to select the next pattern or chase. The current pattern will be displayed in the LCD display (6). Holding down this button will quickly advance through the patterns. Tapping this button will increase the pattern by one.

2. When used with the SHIFT BUTTON (16), this button will select between Channel Flash and Assign Add/Kill modes.

19. Pattern Down/Fade Time Setup Button: This button will serve

two (2) functions:

1. In chase or program mode this button is used to decrease the selected pattern or chase. The current pattern is displayed in the LCD display (6). Holding down this button will quickly decrease the patterns, tapping this button will decrease the pattern by one.

2. When used with the SHIFT BUTTON (16) this button will enable or disable the Fade Time function. The current Fade Time function

is noted by LED indicators above the this button.

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